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Sonata Senior Living Plans to Develop $52M Seniors Housing Community Near Orlando

by Alex Tostado September 13, 2019

LAKE MARY, FLA. — Sonata Senior Living has announced plans to develop Sonata Lake Mary, a 193-unit seniors housing community in Lake Mary, approximately 15 miles north of Orlando. The four-story, 250,000-square-foot community will be located on a seven-acre site within Parkway Properties Inc.’s Lake Wellness & Technology Park mixed-use development. Sonata Lake Mary will feature 88 independent living, 92 assisted living and 13 memory care apartments. Sonata Senior Living expects to break ground in early 2020 for a planned 2021 opening. It will be the 12th community for the Orlando-based seniors housing developer and operator. Development costs were estimated at $52 million. The location of Sonata Lake Mary within the 153-acre, $750 million Lake Wellness & Technology Park will place the community in close proximity to a hospital, urgent care facility and medical pavilion. Orlando Health plans to start construction of a $470 million, 240-bed hospital in 2020, with plans for another 84,000 square feet of medical office space within walking distance to Sonata Lake Mary.

September 13, 2019

Acquisitions Florida Retail Southeast

JLL Negotiates $62.7M Sale of Shopping Center, Developable Land in Metro Tampa

by Alex Tostado September 13, 2019

WESLEY CHAPEL, FLA. — JLL has negotiated the $62.7 million sale of Grove at Wesley Chapel, a 471,279-square-foot shopping center that also includes 114 acres of developable land in Wesley Chapel. At the time of sale, tenants included Cost Plus World Market, Bed Bath & Beyond, Ulta Beauty, Dick’s Sporting Goods, T.J. Maxx, Ross Dress for Less, Old Navy, PetSmart, Best Buy, Dollar Tree, Michaels and Cobb Theatres. The property is located 23 miles north of downtown Tampa on 203.3 acres at the interchange of Interstate 75 and Wesley Chapel Road. Daniel Finkle, Luis Castillo and Eric Williams of JLL represented the seller, institutional clients managed by Barings, in the transaction. Mishorim-Gold Properties purchased the asset.

September 13, 2019

Acquisitions Maryland Retail Southeast

Finmarc Management Sells Trader Joe’s-Anchored Shopping Center in Rockville, Maryland for $52.3M

by Alex Tostado September 13, 2019

ROCKVILLE, MD. — Finmarc Management Inc. has sold Travilah Square, a 61,500-square-foot, Trader Joe’s-anchored shopping center in Rockville. Finmarc acquired the property in 2015 and renovated it to include new brick and steel exterior façades, as well as a new canopy, LED lighting and signage throughout the center. The company also demolished a former office building and freestanding Burger King and replaced it with a new structure that was subsequently leased by Trader Joe’s, which opened in September 2018. InvenTrust Properties Corp. acquired the property, which was originally built in 1988. Ryan Sciullo and Bill Kent of CBRE represented the seller in this transaction.

September 13, 2019

Acquisitions Alabama Industrial Self-Storage Southeast

Marcus & Millichap Arranges Sale of 447-Unit Self-Storage Facility in Southern Alabama

by Alex Tostado September 13, 2019

GULF SHORES, ALA. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of Gateway Storage, a 447-unit self-storage facility in Gulf Shores. The 47,925-square-foot property was delivered in April and sits on three acres. Gateway Storage is located at 21371 Coastal Gateway Blvd., 38 miles west of downtown Pensacola, Fla. Brett Hatcher, Gabriel Coe and Jonathan Fawley of Marcus & Millichap represented the buyer and seller, both undisclosed limited liability companies, in the transaction. The sales price was not disclosed.

September 13, 2019

Conference Coverage Features Georgia Seniors Housing Southeast Southeast Feature Archive

Memory Care is Down But Not Out, Say Investors

by John Nelson September 12, 2019

ATLANTA — Seniors housing investors are pumping the brakes on acquiring memory care facilities as the property type’s fundamentals and high turnover have proven to be worrisome. That’s according to an investment panel during the annual InterFace Seniors Housing Southeast conference. Held on Wednesday, Aug. 28 at the InterContinental Buckhead Atlanta, the one-day conference attracted more than 430 seniors housing professionals from all over the Southeast. Memory care is a subsector of seniors housing real estate for seniors suffering from Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia. According to the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care (NIC), memory care is often located within assisted living facilities but also exists in standalone settings. Memory care residents are typically separated from assisted living residents in a secured area with specialized programming. The panelists said that memory care was a hot product type in the recent past but that the sector’s current distress is a direct result of overzealous developers. “Memory care was low hanging fruit for developers but now it has become overbuilt and has fallen out of favor,” said the panel’s moderator Adam Heavenrich, managing director of Heavenrich & Co., a seniors housing investment brokerage firm based in Chicago. …

September 12, 2019

Development Georgia Multifamily Southeast Student Housing

Peak Campus, Blue Vista Capital Complete 525-Bed Student Housing Community in Atlanta

by Alex Tostado September 12, 2019

ATLANTA — Peak Campus Development and investment partner Blue Vista Capital Management have completed Theory West Midtown, a 525-bed student housing community located near the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta. The property offers fully furnished studio, one-, two-, three- four- and five-bedroom units with bed-to-bath parity. Shared amenities include a resort-style swimming pool with a sundeck, outdoor grilling area, 24-hour fitness center, computer lab, study lounges, game room with billiards, outdoor lounge with a fire pit, roof deck with seating and grilling stations, business center and 10,500 square feet of retail space. The property was designed by Niles Bolton Associates Inc. and built by Summit Contracting Group.

September 12, 2019

Acquisitions Development Florida Hospitality Southeast

Urbanica Acquires Land in Miami Beach for $40M, Plans 200-Room Beachfront Hotel

by Alex Tostado September 12, 2019

MIAMI BEACH, FLA. — Hotel developer Urbanica has acquired a one-acre plot of land in Miami Beach for $40 million from China City Construction (CCC). Urbanica plans to develop a 200-room, beachfront hotel on the site. The plot is the last undeveloped beachfront lot in North Beach, located between the Deauville Beach Resort and Sterling Condominium buildings on Collins Avenue. Urbanica expects to break ground immediately. Slated to open in approximately two years, the hotel will feature a restaurant helmed by the Urbanica’s partner, chef Fernando Trocca, an indoor bar, pool bar and beach service.

September 12, 2019

Acquisitions Affordable Housing Georgia Multifamily Southeast

Legacy Shamrock Community Sells Affordable Housing Property in Atlanta for $23.5M

by Alex Tostado September 12, 2019

ATLANTA — Legacy Shamrock Community has sold Shamrock Gardens, a 344-unit affordable housing community in Atlanta, for $23.5 million. Built in 1967, Shamrock Gardens is an all-brick property offering one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans. Communal amenities include a community center, computer room, two playgrounds, onsite laundry facilities, community garden and an orchard. The property also offers a state-certified onsite daycare for children ages six weeks to 12 years old, which is open to both residents and non-residents. The daycare is a recipient of the Georgia Lottery Pre-K program, which is free and based on “Bright from the Start” requirements and standards. Located at 1988 Plaza Lane, the property has MARTA bus stops onsite and is near Camp Creek Market and Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. Barden Brown, Cory Caroline Sams, Taylor Brown, Chandler Brown and Bo Brown of Greystone Brown Real Estate Advisors represented the seller in the transaction and procured the buyer, Alcott Capital. Greystone also provided a 10-year, $19.3 million Fannie Mae acquisition loan to Alcott.

September 12, 2019

Florida Loans Multifamily Southeast

Hunt Real Estate Provides $32M Acquisition Loan for Apartment Complex in South Florida

by Alex Tostado September 12, 2019

BOYNTON BEACH, FLA. — Hunt Real Estate Capital has provided a $32 million Fannie Mae acquisition loan to an undisclosed borrower for Savona Grand, a 214-unit apartment complex in Boynton Beach. The seven-year, fixed-rate, interest-only loan features prepayment flexibility with the interest rate dropping to 1 percent over last two years of the loan term. Built in 2003, Savona Grand was recently renovated and was 95 percent occupied at the time of sale. New management will spend $162,000 to upgrade water and energy efficiency and spend an additional $1.4 million on improvements throughout the property. Communal amenities include a swimming pool, heated spa, two tennis courts, half-basketball court, playground and a combination leasing office/clubhouse. The clubhouse facility includes a full-size kitchen, meeting rooms, central lounge and a fitness center with locker rooms and saunas. The seller was not disclosed.

September 12, 2019

Acquisitions Florida Retail Southeast

JLL Arranges $13.5M Sale of Three Adjacent Retail Outparcels in Orlando

by Alex Tostado September 12, 2019

ORLANDO, FLA. — JLL has arranged the $13.5 million sale of three newly constructed retail pads leased to Starbucks Coffee, LongHorn Steakhouse and Bahama Breeze in Orlando. The three buildings were delivered in 2018 and are located at 5460, 5540 and 5620 W. Oak Ridge Road, across the street from Orlando International Premium Outlets. Brad Peterson, Whitaker Leonhardt, Michael Brewster Marc Mandel and Steve Schrenk of JLL represented the seller, a partnership between North American Properties and JP Morgan Asset Management, in the transaction. Orion Real Estate Group purchased the assets.

September 12, 2019

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